eel
1Eel — Eel, n. [AS. ?l; akin to D., G., & Dan. aal, Icel. [=a]ll, Sw. [*a]l.] (Zo[ o]l.) An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus {Anguilla}. The electrical eel is a species of {Gymnotus}.… …
2eel — eel; eel·ery; eel·like; …
3eel — [ēl] n. pl. eels or eel [ME ele < OE æl, akin to Ger aal] 1. any of an order (Anguilliformes) of bony fishes with long, slippery, snakelike bodies and no pelvic fins 2. any of various other snakelike fishes, including the electric eel and… …
4eel — ► NOUN ▪ a snake like fish with a slender elongated body and poorly developed fins. DERIVATIVES eel like adjective eely adjective. ORIGIN Old English …
5eel|y — «EE lee», adjective. of or like an eel; wriggling …
6Eel — (spr. Ihl), Städtischer Bezirk (Township) in der Grafschaft Caß des Staates Indiana (Nordamerika); 2400 Ew …
7eel — [i:l] n [: Old English; Origin: Al] a long thin fish that looks like a snake and can be eaten …
8eel — [ il ] noun count a long thin fish that looks like a snake and can be eaten …
9eel — O.E. æl, from P.Gmc. *ælaz (Cf. O.Fris. el, M.Du. ael, Du. aal, O.S., O.H.G. al, Ger. Aal, O.N. all), of unknown origin, with no certain cognates outside Germanic. Used figuratively for slipperiness from at least 1520s …
10eel|er — «EE luhr», noun. a person who catches eels …